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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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